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Anyone with a New Idea is a Crank Until the Idea Succeeds

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Although the framework has been for the most part enthusiastically embraced (and dozens of people have downloaded the framework white paper ), a few people on Twitter questioned the need for a “new” marketing concept. Search Engine Optimization (SEO ). Image credit: Ajax Union. Inbound Marketing.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

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79% of marketers measure website traffic from social media, and 68% track engagement metrics on social networks, but just 26% measure the relationship of social media activity to leads and sales. The next-most-effective lead gen tactics are paid search (32% vs. 9%) and webinars (30% to 6%). ( Marketing Charts ). B2B Lead Blog ).

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103 Compelling Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

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B2B marketers put email marketing at the top (with 51% saying this is a highly effective tactic) followed by SEO and content marketing (38% each), offline events like trade shows (31%) and paid search/online ads (29%). Organic or paid? Just 11% say social media is highly effective for lead gen, and 1% identify mobile marketing.